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A prisoner released from prison by mistake, sparking a large-scale manhunt, has been arrested. Sex offender Brahim Kaddour has been found after he was allowed to walk free from HMP Wandsworth.

The Met Police said it was informed of the release of the 24-year-old on Tuesday and deployed officers to hunt him down.

Cherif is a registered sex offender, having been convicted in November 2024 of indecent exposure relating to an incident in March that year, the Daily Star reports.

He was given an 18-month community order and placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for five years. Authorities said Cherif, who is an Algerian national, was believed to have links to Tower Hamlets and was also known to frequent the Westminster area.

A Met Police spokesperson said: "At 11.23am on Fri

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